Horse-hitcher



(No Model.)

H J. BAXTER.

HORSE HITGHER.

No. 439,463. Patented Oct. 28, 1890.

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HENRY JACOB BAXTER, OF EMERALD, XVISCONSIN.

HORSE-HITCHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 439,463, dated October28, 1890.

Application filed March 28, 1890, Serial No. 345,748. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY J AOOB BAXTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Emerald, in the county of St. Croix and State of \Visconsin,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ilorse-Hitchers;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to fasteners, and is especially designed toprovide means for quickly and securely hitching a horse in any requiredposition, whether to a manger or post.

The improvement consists of a plate pro vided with converging jaws and awedge shaped block which is adapted to be inserted between the said jawsand clamp the strap, rope, or cord between its sides and the opposingsides of the said jaws, as will hereinafter more fully appear.

The improvement further consists of the.

novel features which hereinafter will be more fully described andclaimed, and which are shown in the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1is a top plan view of a fastener embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is afront view of the fastener. Fig. 3 is a section on the line X X of Fig.1.

The plate A is provided with the converging jaws B B, which haveretaining-lugs a a at their upper edges, which are designed to projectoverthe top of the wedge-block O and hold the latter to the plate, andalso extend over the strap and prevent it slipping from the fastener.These jaws flare at their front ends, so as not to present any sharpangles to injure the strap. The wedge -block O, rounded at its rear end,is provided with the extension D at its upper rear corner or end for atwofold purpose-t0 present a thumbgrip and a shoulder or stop to preventthe strap, rope, or cord from slipping off the said block.

The operation of the fastener is as follows: The rope, strap, or cord ispassed around the block and the latter is pressed forward between thejaws B B, thereby clamping the said strap, rope, or cord between thesides of the Wedge and the opposing sides of the jaws. To prevent thewedge-block 0 from getting lost, it is provided with a shank E, whichprojects through a slot 6 in the plate, being held to said plate by pinF, which passes through the said shank. The plate A is strengthened byplate A, which is projected from the rear edge of the said plate. Theplates A and A and the jaws B B are cast in onepiece for cheapness andstability.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,

1. The combination, with the plate having converging jaws, of thewedge-block adapted to be inserted between the said jaws and clamp arope, strap, or cord between its sides and the opposing sides of thesaid jaws.

2. The combination, with the plate having converging jaws and havingretaining-lugs at the upper edge of the said jaws, of .the wedge-blockadapted to be inserted between the jaws, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

3. The combination, with the plate having converging jaws, of thewedge-block to be in serted between the jaws and having a projectio'nwhich extends beyond the rear end of the block and above the top edgesof the jaws, substantially as described, for the purpose specified.

4. The combination of the plate having con verging jaws andretaining-lugs at the upper edges of the said. jaws and the wedge-blockhaving a rear extension, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with the plate having converging jaws and having aslot between the jaws, of the wedge-block having a shank which extendsthrough the said slot, and a pin passing through the said shank,substantially as set forth.

6. The herein-described fastener, composed of the plates A and A, whichare disposed atright angles to one another, the plate A havingconverging jaws and retaining-lugs at the upper edges of the said jaws,and having slot- 6, and of the wedge-block having extension D and shankE, the latter extending through slot 6 and held in place by pin F, whichpasses through the said shank.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY JACOB BAXTER.

Witnesses:

B. B. SCHANCK, WILLIAM LowRIE.

